I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that your matte black or – gasp! White, you peasant! – Xbox 360 controller just. isn’t. shiny. enough. Ok, most of you probably weren’t – but for the handful of you that want more bling in your hands, Microsoft has you covered. The company’s announced a series of shiny new chromed out controllers …
The Wii’s motion-controlled gaming (and to a lesser extent since the release of Playstation Move, the PS3) has afforded profiteering purveyors of perplexingly pointless plastic periphery the prospect of peddlling their preposterous products. If you thought Microsoft’s Kinect – which is free from controllers of any sort – would be spared all manner of unnecessary accessory – you’d be wrong. …
The Wii is home to some of the most bizarre, pointless and esoteric peripherals. Plastic shells that cost money and do absolutely nothing from a gameplay perspective. This latest bunch of attachments, courtesy of Mojowijo is a little different. what on earth could these be? If you guessed sex toys, for once, you’d be right on the money shot. Last …
Of course it was going to happen. Kinect, Microsoft’s motion-controller sans controller is set to receive some officially licenced peripherals. thankfully, we’re not in Wii territory yet; These aren’t plastic tennis rackets or faux bowling balls (because, ostensibly, you could use your own real versions of those things). No, these overpriced peripherals are intended to help you mount (no, not …
Many of you – like I do – probably have a cupboard full of plastic peripherals. With Guitar Hero : Warriors of Rock on the way, you may have to add more, because the new guitar is a pretty serious axe. It also forgoes realism for campy cartoony fun, which I hope the actual game does too. with the new …
In my absence, Gavin posted about a pet peeve of mine; mindless Wii peripherals that don’t add anything to gameplay but do remove money from your wallet – if you’re the sort of person who keeps his wallet in his back pocket, right behind his brain. With each new silly peripheral, you’ll find me calling it the dumbest thing to …
In what has to be one of the most unexpected bits of news this week, Polaroid, the company famous for their instant cameras and to a lesser degree sunglasses and lenses will be entering the video games market. Beginning next month, Polaroid will begin shipping a large range of video games accessories across all platforms. Last Updated: April 28, 2010
Three-year-old Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan was killed in what can only be called a very unfortunate tragedy. She shot herself in the abdomen after apparently mistaking a loaded gun for a Wii gun controller. According to the Sheriff on duty, Terry Ashe : The child had been playing a Nintendo Wii video game, Ashe said. The game’s controller was shaped like …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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